Dragon Breed (1990)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Dragon Breed was released in 1990 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K. Published by Activision, the game was developed by Bob Pape and Nick Cooke, who brought the original Irem arcade coin-op to the home computer.
This single-player arcade shoot-em-up features multi-loader support for both 48K and 128K modes. The control scheme accommodates Kempston joysticks, Interface 2, as well as cursor and user-definable keys.
The game retailed at £9.99. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, it was also ported to the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST platforms.
The game holds an average magazine score of 83.67%. It received an 89% rating and a C+VG Hit award from C&VG, while Crash and Your Sinclair awarded it 80% and 82% respectively.
The game gained popularity in Russia through numerous TR-DOS adaptations by groups like Fancysoft and Power of Sound. It was frequently featured in magazines like SOSG with POKE codes, and several cracked tape versions were released by groups such as CSL.
Found 8 cracked versions (releases) of the game
